Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-04-13
- rHg BOARD OF ALDERMEN

tember.
n BRYANT offered resolution that the
- If fixing the approach to the Princess
w. .-.or sewer about $l00) be charged to the
'. .'e,onriation for streets, which was adopt
s'u , Strauss presented communication
p II sullivan, Manager of the South
Raj Telephone Company, signifying a
.tIiooness on the part of his company to
ado to the wishes of the City Council in
I'D TO telephone communication with
",ssb,uqton, and hereafter allow non.sub-
hes to nave communication with that
,,.nt the rate of twenty-five cents for tive
n,nn,es use Of the wires
The communication WAS referred to the
r.mmittee on General Laws.
: resolution was introduced directing the
rlrnoration Attorney to institute suit against
" 1 Cave for So IS, Edmund Burke for
s5,j and John H. Greene for $50, the
,monnts owing respectively by these parties
,ar rent of rooms in the Market Building.
Mr. smith thought the resolution was
-, her 100 harsh, and moved that it he so
.msndsd as to read THAT the Corporation
lnorney present the bills for payment"
Toon the failure of the deliDquents to re-.
.h,nd Council could then take more rigor-
ana measures to enforce collection.
Mr. Downham had no objection to the
amendment, but would say that everything
had been resorted to in Intellectual attempts
10 collect the bills. he, however, concurred
in Mr. Smiths amendment.
Mr. Strauss also favored the amendment,
which was finally adopted.
several matters which had been acted on
Wthe Common Council were then concurred
il, when
Mr. Smith offered resolution requiring
the superintendent Of Police to enforce tie
hy against the obstruction of Kin: street
by boxes or other impediments, which was
adopted
The board then adjourned.
COMMON COUNCIL
The board held its regular meeting last
night, President Eichberg in the chair, and
Mr. NJ B. Harlow acting clerk.
More business was transacted with less
DISCUSSION than has been the case at any
meeting of Council for ten years past.
Mr.. Peake reported thai work had been
done at the court house by Mr. Cogan with
out the authority of the public property
committee, but as the money had been earn
ed he would b 10 favor of paying it. Here
after ne would oppose the payment of any
bills contracted without the authorit- OF
Tue City Council.
When the application for the immediate
repair Of the pump on Alfred and Glboon
streets came mp
Mr. sweeney urged that the work be
dIue u soon ~ possible. That section Of
The city depended for its supply of water on
the pumps and this was the best pump in
that section He thought immediate action
uecessary.
Mr.. Snoadsn euQuired if any milk deal
ers came sloug by that pump.
Mr.. Sweeney had not considered whether
OF not that was the milky way.
The application was granted.
When q communication from City Sur
yeyor Newly was received, enclosing bill
OF Creishto & Son go, for steel meas
uHug line, and asking payment, came up,
MIR. Fisher said he DID not know by what
right the Surveyor bought instruments
without previous application to the Coun-
ell. Ii no could buy this measure he could
bJy more costly one at his own discretion
The bill was referred to the Committee
on Claims
communication was read from Mr.. P
Il Slivao, manager of the telephone COM
pauy, saying that the telephone company
Was willing to conform to the wishes of the
City Couucil on the subject of general tele-
phone communication with Washington,
and there was no need Of an ordinance on
the subject
The Committee on Finance had retired to
consider the proposals OF W. A. Smoot q
Co. relative to the lease of the American
coal Wharyes, and there being no business
before CouDci motion to adjourn was
made The chair suggested that the board
wait awhile but the motion to adjourn was
agreed to, and Just as the committee enter
ell the chamber the board adjourned.